TAWANG (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 24: Around 400 Lamas are holding special prayers daily at the Tawang monastery as it prepares to welcome Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next month amid stiff opposition by China to his Arunahcal Pradesh visit.
The Tibetan leader arrives on November 8 at the Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh. “Preparations are going on in full swing to the welcome the Dalai Lama with about 400 Lamas holding special daily prayers at the Tawang monastery to ensure a safe and peaceful visit to the region,” TG Rinpoche, a senior Buddhist spiritual leader who is also a former ruling Congress party lawmaker of Arunachal Pradesh, told IANS. “It is a purely religious visit and during his four-day stay at the Tawang monastery, the Dalai Lama will give sermons to his followers,” Rinpoche said.
The Dalai Lama is also expected to inaugurate a superficiality hospital at Tawang. It was through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that in 1959 the Dalai Lama escaped the Chinese to enter India. The Buddhist leader will also visit the adjoining town of Bomdilla and Dirang, before leaving for state capital Itanagar. The visit ends on November 15.
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